Poetry Writing is my favorite writing unit of the year! Teaching elementary students how to write poems is simple with the 1-2-3 format that I share below. The best thing about this Poetry Unit is that it helps students grow in their confidence as writers. Even my most reluctant writers say this ... READ the POST
Math Tiles: A Hands-On Math Activity
Math Tiles are one of my favorite hands-on math activities! Math Tiles takes students beyond the usual paper/pencil practice and gives them an opportunity to use their mental math skills AND critical thinking skills in a tactile way. I will always have Math Tiles as a part of my classroom ... READ the POST
Valentine’s White Chocolate Popcorn
Valentine's Day is one of my favorite classroom holidays, not only because it's full of candy hearts (hello white and yellow hearts!), but because it's often filled with the sweet exchange of kind words and love! Every February, we do a fun My Jar of Hearts Writing Activity. While students share ... READ the POST
My Jar of Hearts Writing Activity
February is here and Valentine's Day is right around the corner! Two things I love most about Valentine's Day are the "feel good fuzzies" you get from someone else's kind words, and the all yummy candy hearts. So, I created a writing activity that includes both of those things and is perfect for the ... READ the POST
Gingerbread Read Alouds
Gingerbread books are my favorite picture books for kids in December. Every year, my second grade students and I would embark on a fun Gingerbread Reading Unit, where students would compare and contrast the different versions of gingerbread stories. Throughout this unit, I would read seven to ten ... READ the POST
Math Facts Practice with Fact Flips
Math fact fluency practice is vital, whether it's for addition facts, subtraction facts, multiplication facts or division facts! Math facts practice is necessary for students to quickly recall various facts. I am so excited to share with you a math tool that has completely simplified math fact ... READ the POST
Making Predictions Back-to-School Activity
Making predictions is one of my favorite reading strategies to introduce students to each year! We use lots of making prediction strategies throughout the year, like Prediction Boxes, Book Cover of Predictions, etc., but I like to start my kiddos out on the first day of school with making ... READ the POST
3-D All About Me Faces
One of my favorite things about back to school, is knowing that I get to meet and love on a brand new bunch of kids for the school year. I'm sure you feel the same way, and have your lesson planner packed to the max with different "get-to-know-you activities." I want to share with you an activity ... READ the POST
Silent Response Cards
Do you look for ways to increase your classroom participation? Do you have students that blurt out, or the same handful of students that tend to raise their hands and answer your questions over and over? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then I have the most amazing student-engagement ... READ the POST
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